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AIR CUSHION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated

Synonyms:

air cushion; inflatable cushion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("air cushion" is a kind of...):

cushion (a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion

Synonyms:

air cushion; air spring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("air cushion" is a kind of...):

cushion; shock; shock absorber (a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("air cushion" is a kind of...):

compressed air (air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere)

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